The body of a Lowell man who had been missing since January has been recovered from the Merrimack River in Essex County, his ...

Fiscal concern around the $200 million for Lowell’s sewer separation project was eased somewhat by the announcement Tuesday that the city is eligible for $9.5 million in ...

and Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill in Massachusetts. Curt Rogers, the executive director of the Merrimack River Watershed Council, says the overflows have big impacts for those downstream.

LOWELL, Massachusetts — Combined sewer overflows reached a record high in 2024, with 896 million gallons of untreated sewage released along the Merrimack River, about 30% above the average ...